The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $52,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,690 | -14.64% | 44.44% |
| 2021 | $87,920 | 15.68% | - |
| 2020 | $74,130 | -5.36% | - |
| 2018 | $78,100 | -2.80% | - |
| 2017 | $80,290 | 8.84% | - |
| 2016 | $73,190 | 29.27% | - |
| 2015 | $51,770 | 7.75% | - |
| 2014 | $47,760 | 1.72% | - |
| 2013 | $46,940 | 9.22% | - |
| 2012 | $42,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,690 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Raleigh-Cary is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Asheville | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Burlington |